Answering the call: Cape fire marshal was at first leery of job, now enjoys it

Monday, October 4, 2010

As October's Fire Prevention Week kicks off, Brian Shaffer, battalion chief and fire marshal with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department, has a full schedule. He'll be visiting nearly ever school in the area to help teach fire prevention tips and perform fire drills. Before he was a fire marshal, though, Shaffer responded to fire calls with the department for at least 20 years. He joined the Cape Girardeau crew in 1986 after holding a firefighter position in the U.S. Navy and working as an emergency medical technician for the North Scott County Ambulance.

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